Rail and flight delays continue due to 80mph winds as UK put on high alert for flooding - Met Office weather warning also remains in force on Monday morning after Scotland pummelled with 111mph gusts

Gusts of up to 82mph came after many areas were already dealing with flooding, some with their wettest months ever.

Storm Ashley has battered parts of the UK with strong winds and heavy rainfall causing the Met Office to issue both amber and yellow weather warnings. Injuries and danger to life are likely as 80mph winds and rain hit parts of the country in the first named storm of the season, the Met Office has said.

The yellow warning for high winds gusting up to 60mph (97km/h), affecting all of Cumbria, began at 03:00 BST and will last until about midnight. Meteorologists said Storm Ashley, the first named storm of the season,

More than 100 flood warnings remained in place across the UK on Monday after Storm Ashley made its presence felt.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning ahead of the first named storm of the season, which is set to hit the UK on Sunday.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning on Sunday for wind across Cumbria.

Widespread flood risks threaten to multiply tonight before 'severe gales' hit the country over the coming days, forecasters say.

COUNTIES KERRY, SLIGO and Leitrim have now been upgraded to Status Orange for the approaching Storm Ashley. A status Orange wind warning had been put in place by Met Éireann for counties Galway and Mayo tomorrow while a Status Yellow warning will be in place for every other county.